World Series vignette: Area outside Coors Field is jumping

Coors Field may be one of those newfangled modern facilities with great sightlines and modern character, but it's got nothing on Fenway Park as far as congestion outside the stadium.

Mike Fine

Coors Field may be one of those newfangled modern facilities with great sightlines and modern character, but it's got nothing on Fenway Park as far as congestion outside the stadium.

At 1 p.m. Saturday, more than five-and-a-half hours before gametime, Blake Street was jumping with hundreds of fans, many of whom were waiting to pick up tickets, many of whom were simply milling around trying to soak up the ambience.

Traffic in the onetime rundown section of town that's now filled with restaurants and bars was crawling, too, bringing home memories of Kenmore Square. One other reminder of home: parking. Lots in the vicinity of Coors were charging between $40 and $60.